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  1. Last works
    lessons in leaving
    Author: Taylor, Mark C.
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven

    Location:
    Universität Gießen, Zweigbibliothek der UB im Philosophikum II
    Signature:
    009 EC 5410 L65 T244
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780300224399
    RVK Categories: EC 5410
    Scope: xii, 373 Seiten, Illustrationen
  2. Last works
    lessons in leaving
    Author: Taylor, Mark C.
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven ; London

    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive... more

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg, Hauptbibliothek
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    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us? Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people negotiating the challenges of ending. Throughout this profound and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully....Jacket

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780300224399; 0300224397
    Subjects: Retirement; Retirement; Retirees; Self-actualization (Psychology)
    Scope: xii, 373 pages, illustrations, 24 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index
  3. Last works
    lessons in leaving
    Author: Taylor, Mark C.
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven

    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us? Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people negotiating the challenges of ending. Throughout this profound and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully.--Jacket

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780300224399; 0300224397
    RVK Categories: LB 43860
    Subjects: Retirement; Retirement; Retirees; Self-actualization (Psychology)
    Scope: xii, 373 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index
  4. Last works
    lessons in leaving
    Author: Taylor, Mark C.
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven

    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    Signature:
    10 A 25273
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

    Location:
    Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften, Bibliothek
    Signature:
    LB 43860 Tayl 2018
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us? Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people negotiating the challenges of ending. Throughout this profound and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully.--Jacket

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780300224399; 0300224397
    RVK Categories: LB 43860
    Subjects: Retirement; Retirement; Retirees; Self-actualization (Psychology)
    Scope: xii, 373 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index